Basir Ahamad Profile
All-Rounder
Nepalese all-rounder for Biratnagar Kings and Nepal — left-handed batter and slow left-arm spinner, NPL 2025 match-winner and 2026 T20 World Cup squad member.
Basir Ahamad is a Nepalese all-rounder who plays for Biratnagar Kings in the Nepal Premier League (NPL) and the Nepal national cricket team. A left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox spinner, he earned recognition for his match-winning unbeaten 62 against Karnali Yaks in NPL 2025 and was selected for Nepal's squad at the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Career Highlights
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Born in Kapilvastu, Ahamad has developed into one of Nepal's reliable all-rounders through consistent performances in domestic and international cricket. This updated 2026 profile covers his biography, age, career stats, NPL record, salary, domestic and international career, achievements, and latest performances for Biratnagar Kings and Nepal.
Player Profile
Cricket Career
Playing Style
Ahamad is a genuine all-rounder — a left-handed middle-order batter and slow left-arm orthodox spinner — though his batting has been the more prominent side of his game in recent NPL seasons. He has developed a reputation as a finisher capable of playing under pressure in the closing overs: his most notable NPL innings came against Karnali Yaks in November 2025, an unbeaten 62 off 43 balls that included a six off the second-to-last ball to seal a three-wicket win with Biratnagar Kings needing 4 off 2 in the final over. As a bowler, his slow left-arm orthodox spin has been used more sparingly for the franchise, with his 2024 NPL contribution split across both bat and ball (181 runs and 6 wickets in his debut season). He has not held a national or franchise captaincy to date.
Early Career
Ahamad was born on 11 September 2003 in Kapilvastu, Nepal. He came through Nepal's domestic and age-group structures before making his senior representative debut in 2022, when he was still a teenager.
Domestic Career
Ahamad made his Twenty20 debut for Nepal on 1 May 2022 against Zimbabwe A, and his List A debut on 9 May 2022, also against Zimbabwe A — both unofficial fixtures played during Zimbabwe A's tour of Nepal. These matches served as his introduction to representative cricket ahead of his full international debut later that year.
International Career
Ahamad was named in Nepal's ODI squad for round 14 of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 in Scotland in June 2022 and made his ODI debut on 11 July 2022 against Namibia. He was named in Nepal's T20I squad for their series against Kenya in August 2022, making his T20I debut on 26 August 2022 against Kenya.
His senior international appearances since then have been sporadic — he has featured only occasionally for Nepal's full T20I side, including one previously reported T20I appearance against Scotland.
His biggest career moment to date came in January 2026, when he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, 7 February–8 March 2026), under the captaincy of Rohit Paudel. He was selected — alongside Lumbini Lions' Sher Malla — ahead of Kushal Malla and Adil Ansari, with Nepal's selectors citing his and Malla's NPL form as the deciding factor. This is expected to be his first appearance at a global ICC tournament.
Franchise Career (Nepal Premier League)
Ahamad's franchise career to date has been built entirely around the Nepal Premier League; no record of him playing in an overseas T20 franchise league (IPL, BBL, PSL, CPL, BPL) was found in the sources reviewed for this profile.
Ahamad has played for Biratnagar Kings across all three NPL seasons and has grown into one of the franchise's most reliable domestic performers.
NPL 2024 (Season 1): In the tournament's inaugural edition, Ahamad scored 181 runs and took 6 wickets, making him one of Biratnagar's leading all-round contributors in a season where the franchise otherwise struggled, finishing sixth.
NPL 2025 (Season 2): Ahamad had his standout campaign to date. He was named Player of the Match against Karnali Yaks on 28 November 2025 for an unbeaten 62 off 43 balls in a tense three-wicket win, and also contributed a 35-ball 36 in a nine-run win over Janakpur Bolts. Biratnagar reached the playoffs, including Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2, before being eliminated by Lumbini Lions, who went on to win the title. His consistent middle-order form through the season was a key factor in Nepal selectors picking him for the T20 World Cup 2026 squad.
NPL 2026 (Season 3): Ahamad was confirmed among Biratnagar Kings' retained core ahead of the July 2026 auction, alongside Sandeep Lamichhane, Lokesh Bam, Narayan Joshi, Pratish GC, and Subash Bhandari — with one franchise report describing him as an "emerging all-rounder" central to the squad's rebuild.
Captaincy Record
He has not held a national or franchise captaincy to date.
Career Timeline
- 11 September 2003 — Born in Kapilvastu, Nepal.
- 1 May 2022 — T20 debut for Nepal against Zimbabwe A (unofficial fixture).
- 9 May 2022 — List A debut for Nepal against Zimbabwe A (unofficial fixture).
- June 2022 — Named in Nepal's ODI squad for ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, round 14, in Scotland.
- 11 July 2022 — ODI debut for Nepal against Namibia.
- August 2022 — Named in Nepal's T20I squad for their series against Kenya.
- 26 August 2022 — T20I debut for Nepal against Kenya.
- 2024 — NPL debut for Biratnagar Kings — scores 181 runs and takes 6 wickets in the tournament's first season.
- 28 November 2025 — Player of the Match for Biratnagar Kings vs Karnali Yaks — unbeaten 62 off 43 balls in a three-wicket win, NPL 2025.
- 6 January 2026 — Named in Nepal's squad for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
- July 2026 — Confirmed as a retained core player for Biratnagar Kings ahead of the NPL Season 3 auction.
Salary & Auction
Because Ahamad has been retained rather than bought at open auction in every NPL season to date, there is no traditional "auction price" on record for him — his salary is a retention fee negotiated directly with Biratnagar Kings.
NPL Stats
Career Statistics
T20I Career
ODI Career
Complete season-by-season figures for matches played, batting average, strike rate, full wicket tallies, economy rate, and catches could not be confirmed from the sources checked for this profile — only individual standout innings and the 2024 season aggregate (181 runs, 6 wickets) are confirmed. NPL career: 181+ runs and 6+ wickets from the 2024 season alone.
NPL Records & Achievements
- Player of the Match, Biratnagar Kings vs Karnali Yaks, NPL 2025 (28 November 2025) — unbeaten 62 off 43 balls in a three-wicket win
- Named among Biratnagar Kings' leading run-scorers in the inaugural NPL 2024 season
- Selected for Nepal's 2026 T20 World Cup squad on the back of his NPL 2025 form — one of several Biratnagar Kings players to earn national selection through NPL performances
Latest News
January 2026
Named in Nepal's 15-man squad for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (6 January 2026), his first selection for a global ICC tournament.
July 2026
Confirmed as a retained core player for Biratnagar Kings ahead of the NPL Season 3 auction.
November 2025
Was one of Biratnagar Kings' standout performers in NPL 2025, including a match-winning unbeaten 62 against Karnali Yaks.
